Matt Kaplan has won, on behalf of his client, an important First Amendment case decided by the en banc D.C. Court of Appeals. This decision strengthens First Amendment protections in the District of Columbia and will surely influence courts facing…
A noteworthy case involving free speech issues in which The Kaplan Law Firm represented the Defendant has settled. The Plaintiff in the case, titled Bret Wade v Erin Foster, had sued my client, Erin Foster, for over $1.5 million, alleging that Foster…
There have been further developments in Wade v. Foster, an important First Amendment case in which I represent Erin Foster, a woman who reported being sexually assaulted. As I mentioned in a previous post, the case is unusual in that…
In an important First Amendment case, The Kaplan Law Firm currently represents a client being sued for, according to the lawsuit against her, reporting that she was sexually assaulted. This case highlights an unfortunate aspect of our legal system—individuals who have…
I represent a client who was found in 2014 to have committed the crime of stalking because he truthfully told others that another person had had an affair with his wife. Although what my client said may have embarrassed his…
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has issued a decision in favor of my client on a case involving important First Amendment issues. DISCLAIMER A D.C. Superior Court Judge had ruled that my client had committed the crime of…
I have filed an appellate brief in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on behalf of my client in what I believe is an important free speech case. The case deals with the extent that the District’s anti-stalking law…
I currently represent a client (let’s call him “Client”) in an interesting First Amendment case pending before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Another person (let’s call him “Petitioner”) had a brief sexual affair with my client’s spouse. My…